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FTC Restricts Behavioral Targeting of Kids

FTC Restricts Behavioral Targeting of Kids

Flanked by the leading privacy hawks in Congress, Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz Wednesday unveiled tighter rules to strengthen kids online and mobile privacy. The new rules amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa), a 14-year-old law that requires child-directed websites to obtain parental permission before collecting personal information from children under 13 [...]

Online Advertising Remains Red Hot

Online Advertising Remains Red Hot

Internet ad spend grew 18 percent year-over-year to nearly $9.3 billion during the third quarter, per the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s U.S.-based numbers announced today. The sum figure represents a 6 percent lift compared to Q2 2012 when online sales hit $8.7 billion, according to the IAB’s research, which was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. “This uptick goes [...]

Big Questions Hang Over Yahoo at CES

Big Questions Hang Over Yahoo at CES

CES isn’t just a critical time for TV manufacturers, tablet companies and electronic roller skate inventors to lay out their wares for the year. It’s also turning out to be a vital time for the future of Yahoo. Indeed, Marissa Mayer has spent much of her early tenure as Yahoo CEO trying to reestablish Yahoo’s credibility [...]